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== B ==
== B ==
'''Briar''':  Actually a mistranslation of the French bruyère, briar among pipe smokers refers to the wood of the ''erica arborea'', a species of flowering plant in the heather family.  After 30 to 60 years of growing time, the football sized plants are harvested, cooked, dried for several months, and further processed before they are made into pipes.
== C ==
== C ==
== D ==
== D ==